Thomas the Tank Engine - Thomas' Trackside Tunes [VHS]

After getting "Thomas the tank engine & friends: Sing-Along and Stories", I needed to find more Thomas songs and purchased this cassette too. Don't know why, but it never caught on as much as the other cassette. It is still very well done, with the accompanying lyrics displayed on the screen and very colorful, but I still have to cast my vote and say that the "Tank Engine and Friends" cassette is better.

THIS IS A MUST HAVE for a THOMAS LOVING kid. My son can not get enough of this video. I, myself, am getting a little tired of hearing these songs as they are playing over and over in my head at all times. BUT, my son is in love with them. He has been watching this video religiously since 1 1/2 and has not grown tired of them yet.

MY GRANDSON LOVED THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE, AND HE LOVED WATCHING THEM. HE IS 21 YEARS OF AGE NOW, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN TOO A COUPLE OF OTHER GENERATION OF BOYS. GOOD STORIES THEY ARE REALLY GREAT AND NOT JUST OKAY.

Great tape. Works perfectly.

joe harrtion

This video was one we bought for my son, probably at about 5 months. I do believe we have not had a day pass (now at 15 months) that he has not watched it. Earlier, he was not so interested in the stories, but he has always LOVED the songs. We have used this while rocking to sleep or feeding, to get him out of a crying jag, and also in response to reapeated cries of "WOO! WOO!" while he points to the VCR insistantly.What has caught his eye is that the songs are catchy, and the Thomas clips with them are full of action, sound, and stuff that just gets his attention (duckies, horsies, the round table, etc.). The songs, stories, and locomotive sounds have definitely helped him learn to talk, and he dances and attempts to sing to his favorites. On occasion, he just sits and studies it, and then repeats things he hears. I cannot speak for others, but this was the best couple of bucks I ever spent on him. Hours and hours of use. Plus, before we caught him, he was also having fun chewing on the box - as far as he was concerned, a bonus! :-)Oh, by the way, I like it too, it's not sacharine like some childrens works, and at the least tolerable if not enjoyable for an adult.

Travel the Island of Sodor with Thomas, Percy, James and the rest of your Sodor friends as you embark on this magical,musical ride. Follow the bouncing steam cloud and sing along to 6 delightful musical adventures.Fly high in the skies with Harold the Helicopter, quack along with Donald's' Duck, and find out that accidents really do happen.Also included are two All-New stories, "Gordon and the Gremlin" with storyteller Alec Baldwin,and the never-released,"Trucks" with storyteller George Carlin.Hop aboard for an unforgettable journey of musical excitement!The Episodes are:Donald's Duck (Music Video),Sir Topham Hatt (Music Video), Come for the Ride (Music Video),Harold the Helicopter (Music Video),Percy's Seaside Trip (Music Video),Accidents Will Happen (Music Video),Gordon and the Gremlin (Story),and Trucks (Story).Story Tellers: Alec Baldwin & George Carlin,Running Time Approx: 34 min.

This has to be one of the worst Thomas & Friends releases. The music videos aren't that bad, but I usually don't enjoy them and bought this video for the new episode. First of all, Anchor Bay claims Trucks! was never before released, when in fact it is available on Rusty to the Rescue under a different title. Rusty to the Rescue came out about 6 or 7 years before this! It's a rather good episode written by The Rev. W. Awdry, but it's been available elsewhere for years. Gordon and the Gremlin has to have the stupidest plot I've ever seen. In fact, I don't even remember exactly how it went because it was so bad! I believe it involves a dog running around and somehow being confused for a gremlin when things go wrong. Don't ask me what the writer (Britt Allcroft) was thinking when she came up with that one! Though to be fair, Alec Baldwin narrates Gordon and the Gremlin better than he usually narrates episodes. Other than that, if you want a sing along tape buy Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Sing Along & Stories, I like the songs a bit better and the episodes are much better than the ones on Trackside Tunes. If you want a regular Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends release, look elsewhere. May I reccomend James Learns a Lesson, Thomas Comes to Breakfast, A Big Day for Thomas, or James Goes Buzz Buzz?

おまけについてきたのが、息子の大好きなＴｏｂｙだったので大喜びでした。しかもウッドなので本物のＴｏｂｙっぽくて私も気に入っています。ビデオには6曲の歌（Donald's Dack, Sir Topham Hatt, Come For The Ride, Harold The Helicopter, Percy's Seaside Trip, Accidents Will Happen)と、2話のSTORY（Gordon and the Gremlin, Trucks)が収録されていて約35分です。‘Thomas & Friends-Sing Along'のほうを先に買っていて、とってもよかったのでこちらも買ってみましたが、初めは歌がどれもパッとしない感じがしてすこしがっかりしましたが、何度も聞いているうちに味が出てきました。特に‘Come For The Ride'と言う曲は、ロックンロールのとてもノリノリな曲で息子のお気に入りです。‘Sing Along'のビデオと構成はほとんど同じで、歌やSTORYの合間にはトーマスや仲間たちが順番に映り、たくさんの仲間を覚えることができます。歌もすべて歌詞が字幕で出るのでうたいやすく、覚えやすいと思います。テンポの速い歌が多く、お話も少し難しめな気がしますので、まずは‘Sing Along'のほうを最初に買ってみることをおすすめします。

お話がメインのビデオ（二カ国版）も持っているのですが、音楽好きの２歳の息子はどうもノリが悪かったので購入しました。歌がメインのビデオは他に「シングアロング」もあって、そちらも持っているのですが、どちらかというと「シングアロング」の方がほのぼのして、小さな子がテンポが取りやすいと思います。こちらのビデオはアップテンポの曲が多く、初めて聞かせたときには、いつものトーマスと勝手が違ったので、びっくりしていました。好き好きはあると思いますが、イメージ的に、トーマスらしさを味わえるのは、やはりトーマスのテーマが入っている「シングアロング」の方で、こちらはあくまでも２本目として楽しめるものではないでしょうか。

普段聞いてるトーマスのＣＤの曲がたくさん流れる歌のビデオなので子供（２歳・男）が喜びました。但し、出品者からの購入（新品）でしたが（ｗ/Ｔrain）と記載されていてもおまけの列車はついていませんでした。表記どおりおまけがついていれば星五つだったかもしれません。

オマケのおもちゃが写真通りのトビーじゃなかったので母親の私が届いたスカーロイに少々がっかりしていましたが、息子にとってはベスト３（８本中）に入る気に入りようでした。とくにロックンロールのダンカンのシーンが好きでゴーゴー歌います。歌が６曲で、お話は２話。ハット卿のお母さんと犬のグレムリンが出てくる話と、ピーターサムが貨車に煙突をグラグラにされる話が入っています。

２歳１ヶ月の息子に買いました。今までは日本語版のトーマスのビデオしか見たことがなかったので、歌が入っているビデオを初めて見て大喜びでした。歌の間に流れるビデオも映像がくるくるとかわるのでテレビにくぎ付けです。一緒についていたラーニングカーブ社のオモチャはテレンスでした。ゴムのキャタピラ？をはずすと他の機関車たちと同じ車輪がついているので、はずして木製レール上で遊んでます。遊び方としては、他に持っているトーマスたちを助ける役がマイブームのようで、「アッ、オチチャッタ、タスケテー、イマイクヨー、うぃ～ん」とビデオを見ながら延々とやってます。ビデオにトーマスや仲間たちがクラッシュする場面がたくさん出てくるからかな。。。